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Chapter 1066: Opening Cannon, Long Wilbur's Messenger

When mentioning the word "recruitment", everyone thinks of the former Song Dynasty.

The Former Song Dynasty seemed prosperous and gave the outside world the impression of a peaceful and prosperous era, but rebellions never ceased since the founding of the Former Song Dynasty.

The people could no longer survive, so they raised their flags and started a rebellion. The government sent troops to suppress them… They said they were suppressing them, but when the two armies were facing each other, the government waved:

"I have recruited you, I have recruited you."

They felt relieved and threw away their weapons, saying, "We are willing to surrender."

Afterwards, these rebellious people would be organized into wing troops, and they would never have to worry about food and drink.

The same thing happened in Japan in later generations. It was difficult for the elderly in Japan to provide for themselves, especially those with low incomes, who had to go out to work and earn money even when they were in their seventies or eighties.

The old man who had nothing to do had no other choice but to commit crimes on purpose, such as petty theft. When he was caught, he looked very happy and said, "Send me to jail quickly!"

Prison is so great!
Someone is in charge of your food and drink, three meals a day and a fixed amount, and even your sleeping time is fixed, which is most suitable for health preservation.

People in later generations find this incredible, but if we look at the early Song Dynasty, we will understand that this is the survival wisdom of the lower-class people.

It is considered wisdom, but in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes it is an official disgrace.

"Most of those pirates are civilians in the southeast who can't make a living. They have no choice but to go out to sea to find a way to survive."

Jiang Qingzhi said: "I need someone to represent me..."

"I'll go!" Xu Wei volunteered.

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said, "I have never come into contact with pirates, but I think they are like rangers, they don't like weak people."

Mr. Jingchuan, are you talking about me? Xu Wei smiled and said, "I have been getting up and dancing at the sound of cock-crows for several years, and my swordsmanship is not bad."

Jiang Qingzhi glanced at Sun Chonglou, who made a strange expression, indicating that even a dog would not believe what Xu Wei said.

King Jing said, "Uncle, I'll go!"

Ok?
Jiang Qingzhi was startled, and Chen Zheng advised: "The son of a rich man should not sit in the hall."

The Taoist priest has only two sons, and Chen Zheng dare not let King Jing take the risk.

But King Jing said: "What we need to recruit this time is sincerity. Mr. Jingchuan is famous all over the world, but he is a pirate..."

"Pirates may not know my name." Tang Shunzhi took the initiative to say it.

"Mr. Xu is extremely smart, but opening his mouth may easily anger those pirates." King Jing said.

Are you saying that I, Xu Wei, have a sharp tongue?
If it were someone else, Xu Wei would immediately make him feel like he was in ecstasy.

King Jing said, "Uncle, I am just a lazy person who is waiting to die. I will go fishing soon."

——If you don’t let me go, I will go by myself later.

Now that the maritime ban has been lifted, those who were afraid of the Japanese pirates have become bolder, and more and more people are going out to sea to fish. King Jing has money, so it is not a big deal to buy a boat and hire a few boatmen to go out to sea!

Jiang Qingzhi thought for a while and said, "Forget it."

"Long Wilbur!" Chen Zheng said, "This is absolutely not allowed!"

King Jing frowned and looked at him, "Why not?"

Jiang Qingzhi said: "Your Majesty has been quite dissatisfied with the royal family since he ascended the throne. Your Majesty once said that the royal family has nothing to do and eats all day long, which wastes the country's fortune and the blood of the people. The next step of the new policy will be to take some action on this. Before that, it is not a bad thing to let the fourth brother set an example!"

Chen Zheng looked at Jiang Qingzhi and was suddenly stunned.

"This is……"

Jiang Qingzhi nodded.

This is the tacit understanding between Jiang Qingzhi and Dao Ye.

Letting King Jing go south was also a premeditated plan.

"Before leaving Beijing, I mentioned this to His Majesty." Jiang Qingzhi did not shy away from letting King Jing hear his attitude. "The royal family cannot be parasites, but it is so difficult to shake the current situation. Letting the fourth son go south is to show those people that the royal family is not bad at doing things. It also allows them to think carefully about the future, whether it is better to be parasites or to do things..."

All this depends on King Jing's performance this time.

If King Jing's trip to the south goes smoothly, will those members of the royal family be tempted?

There are not many people who are willing to be parasites. It’s not that the royal family does not have the courage to step out of their comfort zone, but they cannot see the opportunity at the moment.

Since Prince Ning's rebellion, the court's attitude towards the royal family has completely changed.

——Be wary of the royal family.

From then on, the royal family became like pigs, confined to their fiefdoms and unable to move.

Who doesn't want to come out?

When Daoye was the prince of King Xing, he also felt that he would rather be a commoner than be kept in captivity.

Therefore, if King Jing's opening shot is successful, it will have great significance for the subsequent royal family reforms.

Only at this moment did Chen Zheng understand the intentions of Dao Ye and Jiang Qingzhi.

He looked at King Jing, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid..."

He is a pirate. If he disagrees with you, he will chop you to pieces with a knife. Even if he doesn't kill you, he will hold you hostage. Jiang Qingzhi can only sigh helplessly.

"Everyone will die eventually. The more you fear death, the sooner you die." King Jing was carefree and unrestrained, having seen through the mundane world. "If it is my turn to die, even if I never leave the house, there will still be various accidents. For example, I will be crushed to death by falling beams, or choked to death by drinking water... or die of a cold."

Chen Zheng sighed, "Then... never mind, I'll go too!"

what!
Xu Wei let out a sigh, and when Chen Zheng and King Jing were preparing to go out, he said, "Chen Zheng is good at planning for himself, why did he take the initiative to volunteer this time?"

Jiang Qingzhi was also puzzled. In his eyes, Chen Zheng was just a guy who took advantage of his age. Of course, he admired this guy a little, but that was all.

Afterwards, King Jing and Chen Zheng set off with dozens of soldiers.

"Remember, if something cannot be done, be decisive." Jiang Qingzhi warned before leaving.

"Yes." King Jing was actually quite excited.

Watching him leave in a hurry, Jiang Qingzhi smiled bitterly, "Old Four's temper is becoming more and more troublesome."

Xu Wei said: "The last time King Jing intercepted the fleeing Japanese pirates at the seaside, he personally killed three of them. He used three slashes to behead the first one, and it is said that King Jing was covered in blood, looking like a ghost. He killed the last two with one slash. Those wolf soldiers all gave him a thumbs up and said he was a real man."

“This is bloodthirsty!”

Tang Shunzhi's voice came from afar.

"Bloodlust?" Xu Wei said, "In my opinion, it's more like a way of venting."

Xu Wei said: "If he were born in a commoner's family, as the youngest son, he would most likely be doted on by his parents. But he was born in an imperial family, and even if His Majesty dotes on him, he is still gradually moving away from that position."

"In fact, the more your majesty dotes on King Jing, the more uncomfortable he will feel."

Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "As for the bloodlust... let's wait and see." He thought of the time when King Jing went to dig graves to look for the cadaver teacher.

Could it be that the fourth brother... really has a hobby of killing people?

In the eyes of others, bloodlust is a bad thing, but in the eyes of Jiang...

“It’s not a bad thing!”

……

There are actually quite a few pirates along the southeastern coast.

These pirates were different from the Japanese pirates, most of them were from the southeastern coastal areas. They could not settle down in their hometowns, so they had to go out to sea to make a living.

The history of going to Southeast Asia is long. In the early days, the natives in Southeast Asia were ignorant, and those who went to Southeast Asia could easily gain a foothold there.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was a turning point. This tycoon swept away pirates along the way and felt that he was doing justice for the people, but most of those pirates were from the Central Plains.

In other words, those pirates are actually half of our own people.

——Officials and thieves cannot coexist!

Under the attack of that huge fleet, the pirates in Southeast Asia were wiped out.

As the treasure ship gradually rotted in the water, as the ship workers and naval officers and soldiers grew old one by one... a huge power vacuum appeared in the waters of Southeast Asia.

The Portuguese heard the news and came.

To be honest, if the power of the pirates had not been weakened, it would be wishful thinking for the Portuguese to easily capture Malacca and other places.

But at this moment the pirates were just slowly recovering from the attack by the Ming Dynasty and were easily defeated by the Portuguese.

From then on, that sea area became the back garden of the foreign race.

I wonder if Zheng He would regret his decision if he knew the result.

On the boundless sea, more than ten ships are sailing forward.

"Merchant ship spotted!" the lookout shouted.

Pirates rushed out of the cabin one by one.

"where?"

A burly man walked out of the cabin.

"Chief, there!" said a pirate, pointing to two merchant ships in front of the left that were speeding away.

The man's name is Zhang Chong, and he is the biggest pirate leader in the southeast.

"Brother!" A big man with a muffled voice walked out of the cabin, holding a big axe in his hand.

"Third brother." A thin man followed out from behind. He looked somewhat literary, wearing a green shirt and holding a folding fan in his hand.

"Second brother, third brother." Zhang Chong said with a smile, "I thought this voyage would be empty, but I didn't expect that when I was about to return, I actually met a fat sheep."

The one holding the big axe is the third leader of this pirate group, Ma Jing, and the scholar is the second leader, Fang Chen.

Ma Jing held the axe and said, "Brother, I will take the people with me!"

"Be careful." Fang Chen waved his folding fan. "That Chang Wei Bo swept the coastal area and wiped out all the Japanese pirates. I don't know what he will do next, so it's better to be cautious. Big brother, send someone to test it first."

"You are as cowardly as a mouse!" Ma Jing said dissatisfiedly.

"This is the art of war, you don't understand it." Fang Chen said, "There are more and more ships going out to sea now. Didn't a force send an envoy a while ago to ask us if we should take action?"

"My eldest brother refused." Ma Jing said, somewhat dissatisfied.

"They are all Ming people." Zhang Chong shook his head. "If we want to rob, we will only rob the Portuguese and Japanese ships."

"Then it wouldn't be too much for us to take some benefits, right?" Ma Jing said.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Zhang Chong stared at the two ships.

Later pirates became rich enough to rival a country by collecting tolls, and were even able to go to war with the Portuguese.

As they were talking, the pirates' ships surrounded the two ships.

"It's a Japanese merchant!"

"Get started!" said Zhang Chong.

Soon, the guards on the two merchant ships were wiped out, and the two merchants were brought up, kneeling on the deck, waiting for the decision of fate in despair.

"Brother, there are several more ships coming!"

What the hell!

Zhang Chong couldn't help but laugh, "Is today our auspicious day?"

The pirates skillfully surrounded them, but strangely, the ships did not escape.

"They are soldiers!" The approaching boat discovered the Ming soldiers on the ship.

"Be alert!" Zhang Chong's face was solemn.

"Ask questions!" Fang Chen said.

The pirate shouted, "Why are you here?"

On the deck, a young man bowed.

"We are here on orders. Is Chief Zhang here?"

Zhang Chong exclaimed, "Did they come here specifically to look for me?"

Fang Chen closed his folding fan and said, "Be careful, big brother."